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Discussion on: Changing careers at 29: Childcare to Web development

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Waylon Walker

What a fascinating journey. My wife has a degree in child development and taught a few different age groups while we were in college.

My journey may not have as dramatic of a change from Mechanical Engineering to Data Science, but I changed careers in 2017 at 28. Due to a number of medical issues from my daughter we were in the hospital so much it really restricted my ability to travel, which was a big part of the job. I worked late many nights. Sometimes from home others from waiting rooms to learn python and Data Science skills to change my career into something that fit my families life a bit better.